Thanks to John for this one! 500 ml bottle into a pint glass. 5.2% indicated on bottle, and a 2009 best-by date. Ah well.
A: Pours a darker amber color. There’s also a lot of unattractive sediment in the pour, also. The head is a two finger white shade with a fairly bubbly yet creamy texture.
S: Sweet - like a good dunkel, really. Notes of caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, banana, bubblegum, and wheat abound here.
T: Interesting how Ratebeer calls it a marzen: I’d be more in tune to call it a dunkel. A sweet, caramel-forward opening is balanced somewhat by its crisp wheat finish. I even notice the slightest hint of hops - not bad for something that has to be 5 years old. Tones of musty cardboard indicate its age, though. Still, it’s held up well.
M: It has a decent body, with a wet lingering finish. A bit sweet and (perhaps) undercarbonated all told, but I can forgive that taking its age into consideration.
O: Given how old it is, it’s actually pretty good. I’d even seek out a fresh bottle, provided they exist.

It’s dark amber with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of caramel, fruit and hints of nuts. The flavor has a light to moderate sweetness with notes roasted malt, caramel, nuts and fruit. The finish is slightly roasted. Pleasant.

Comments: This one has the traditional dark colour of Maerzen, but other than that, its weak body which affected the maltyness, and lack of hoppiness are real downer. Feels like a malty macro Amber Lager. As a Maerzen, it doesn’t work. Disappointing.

Bottle from Germany thanks to a friend: Pours a dark autumn orange topped with a short lived foam cap head. Aroma is tame and only allows for a slight whiff of caramelized malts and cereal grains. The beer drinks smooth across my palate with some heavy carbonation bubbles. As for the taste, there isn’t much happening other than a medium-bodied Oktoberfest with hints of caramelized malts. The finish has a bitter taste while also leaving behind a taste of sour residue around my lips.

Brought home from Germany. Overall, a nice Marzen. A little weak on the scent, just some faint grain, but the pour was a beauty, copper with a bubbly white head. The mouthfeel was light and crisp, and the taste held a nice caramel hint over the grain. Well done.

Das Keiler Urtyp kommt wie seine Weißbierbrüder in der gedrungenen, langhalsigen 0,5l-Bügelverschlußflasche zu mir. Ich konnte es fast nicht glauben, aber dieses Bier gibt es tatsächlich als Spessart-Exportartikel in viele Lebensmittelgeschäft-Einkaufszentren bei Asschaffenburg, Babenhausen und Hanau. Die Etikettierung hat wieder pergamentfarbigen Grund, hier mit beigebrauner (nicht sehr schicker) Umrandung. Auch hier lächelt ein Keilerkopf froh einem Bierglas entgegen, welches er in seinem „Pfötchen“ hält, das sieht einfach sympathisch aus. Gleiches gilt für den Inhalt: goldblond steht es im Glas, mit einem Stich ins rötliche, aber das Beste ist der feine, großzügige und wirklich stabile Schaum. Geschmacklich würzig-süffig, gut. Ja, diesen Urtyp kann man trinken – und auch Gästen anbieten. Ein leckeres und mildes Bier, das ist "Premium", endlich mal wieder ein "Premium", das diesen namen auch verdient. Ohne viel Worte, eins der besten deutschen Urtyp-Biere!!
To me this is the perfect lager. The malty grain flavor is exactly what I think of when I think of German lager. There is a hint of mature sweetness here. Aroma is very bready and grainy with a good amount of herbal and spicy noble hops. A bit of a toasty quality and something almost like a slight fruitiness. It is not sweet like candy or fruit but like the sweetness that you can taste from a carrot or ear of corn only after having abstained from artificial sugars for a week. I can’t see any way that you could make this taste better. Burnished gold, almost copper hue. Slightly Hazy amber color with a bubbly, white 1-inch head that settles to a thin film over the top. Lots of carbonation is present, and there is nice lacing on the glass. The color on this beer is great. This is one hell of a German Urtyp brew. It is tasty enough to remain interesting throughout the night, but it is light and simple enough to avoid commanding your attention or burning out your taste buds. Seriously, seriously drinkable!!!!!

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